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A visit to the Vanzant Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Vanzant Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Vanzant Cemetery:

36.9659, -92.2974

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Vanzant Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Vanzant Cemetery is located in Douglas County<2>.

The county seat for Douglas County is located in Ava. Ava lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the west of the Vanzant Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Vanzant Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Vanzant Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Vanzant Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Prior Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Prior Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prior Cemetery
  • Penner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Penner Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penner Cemetery
  • Clifty Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Clifty Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty Cemetery
  • Livingston Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Livingston Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston Cemetery
  • Call-Sprague Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Call-Sprague Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call-Sprague Cemetery
    • The Call-Sprague Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Call Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27881 <5>
  • Tedrick Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Tedrick Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedrick Cemetery
  • Strunk Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Strunk Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk Cemetery
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
  • Bittick Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Bittick Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bittick Cemetery
  • Stark Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Stark Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark Cemetery
  • Clever Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Clever Creek Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clever Creek Cemetery
  • Henderson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Henderson Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Pleasant Mound Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Mt. Harmon Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mt. Harmon Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Harmon Cemetery
    • Yates Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Yates Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Cemetery
    • Blanche Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Ryan Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Ryan Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Cemetery
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
    • Roper Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Roper Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper Cemetery
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
    • Swede Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Swede Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Vanzant Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Vanzant Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Vanzant
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Vanzant is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
  • Drury
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Drury is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
  • Buckhart
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Buckhart is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhart
  • Gentryville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Gentryville is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentryville
  • Richville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Richville is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
  • Norwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mountain Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Olathia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Olathia is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathia
  • Rockbridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Trail
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Trail is located in Ozark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
  • Dora
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Dunn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Dunn is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
    • Former name for Dunn:
    • Impo
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Macomb
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Macomb is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
    • Cabool
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Brixey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Brixey is located in Ozark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brixey
    • Siloam Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Siloam Springs is located in Howell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
    • Sterling ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Sterling is located in Howell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
    • Sargent
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Sargent is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
    • Almartha
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Almartha is located in Ozark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almartha
    • Burnham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Burnham is located in Howell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
    • Willow Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Mansfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Vanzant Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Douglas County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Vanzant Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Vanzant Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Missouri:
  • Pages specific to Douglas County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Vanzant Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #752694  (Vanzant Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #752694 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Douglas
      • Est. Elev: 348 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Vanzant
      • Location given for Vanzant Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.9658883     Lon: -92.2973829
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Vanzant Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
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